The White House's conference call on the Iran deal went completely off the rails

United States President Donald J. Trump arrives to make remarks and sign a proclamation to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Friday, January 12, 2018. Ron Sachs / CNP /MediaPunch/IPX

A White House's conference call with the media apparently went completely off the rails.

The call was to brief media on background before Friday's announcement on the Iran deal.

Due to technical difficulties, journalists were able to speak to one another and make comments — and they did not hold back.

White House officials reportedly did not know how to enable the "listening only" feature on the call, according to CBS.

The conference call informed media that President Donald Trump would continue to move forward with the Iran deal, but was postponed 20 minutes because of the difficulties. During that time, journalists were able to speak to one another and make comments.

They did not hold back.

One journalist said "This White House can't even run a f---ing conference call" because "they don't know how to mute their line."

"This is Kim Jong Un calling for Donald Trump," said another.

"Can't this White House even run a press call?" one journalist asked.

Administration officials on the call responded angrily to the taunts. One responded to a journalist, saying, "it's the illegitimate media that doesn't know how to conduct themselves. They can't mute their f---ing phones."

Another administration official, angry at the comments made by the journalists yelled "I think if everyone had half a brain and common sense and muted their phones, this wouldn't be a problem."

No questions were taken at the end of the call, with the White House blaming technical difficulties.